ERIC Number: ED500494
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 26
Abstractor: ERIC
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Connecting Schools, Families & Communities: Stories and Results from the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Education Investments
Jehl, Jeanne
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Partnerships among schools, families, and community organizations can reconnect urban schools to their communities and improve results for young people and their families. This report provides an overview of Casey's investment philosophy and strategies, and its approach to defining and documenting grantmaking results. The report highlights the work of seven school/family/community partnerships and the results they have achieved.
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Partnerships in Education, Community Organizations, School Community Relationship, Parent School Relationship, Incentives, Institutional Autonomy, Adjustment (to Environment), Accountability, Financial Support, Foundation Programs, Profiles
Annie E. Casey Foundation. 701 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. Tel: 410-547-6600; Fax: 410-547-6624; Web site: http://www.aecf.org/publications/index.php
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annie E. Casey; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.
Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia; Georgia; Indiana; New York; Pennsylvania
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